/*
 * Copyright 2009 Jesse McLaughlin (nzjess@gmail.com)
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
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package org.travelfusion.xmlclient.handler;

import org.travelfusion.xmlclient.xobject.XRequest;
import org.travelfusion.xmlclient.xobject.XResponse;

/**
 * This interface defines methods for creating assocations between {@link XRequest}s and {@link Handler}s, and between
 * {@link RequestHandler}s and {@link RequestHandlerInterceptor}s and {@link ResponseHandler}s and
 * {@link ResponseHandlerInterceptor}s.
 * <p>
 * This interface complements the {@link HandlerPipelineTypeLookup} interface.
 * 
 * @see HandlerPipelineTypeLookup
 * 
 * @author Jesse McLaughlin (nzjess@gmail.com)
 */
public interface HandlerPipelineTypeRegistry {

  void registerHandlerType(Class<? extends Handler<?>> handlerType);

  void registerHandlerType(Class<? extends XRequest> requestType, Class<? extends Handler<?>> handlerType);

  void registerRequestHandlerType(Class<? extends XRequest> requestType, Class<? extends RequestHandler<XRequest>> handlerType);

  void registerResponseHandlerType(Class<? extends XRequest> requestType, Class<? extends ResponseHandler<XRequest, XResponse>> handlerType);

  void registerRequestHandlerInterceptorType(Class<? extends RequestHandler<XRequest>> requestHandlerType,
      Class<? extends RequestHandlerInterceptor> interceptorType);

  void registerResponseHandlerInterceptorType(Class<? extends ResponseHandler<XRequest, XResponse>> responseHandlerType,
      Class<? extends ResponseHandlerInterceptor> interceptorType);
}
